Brachygluta wickhami, 2015

Chandler, Donald S., Sabella, Giorgio & Bückle, Christoph, 2015, A revision of the Nearctic species of Brachygluta Thomson, 1859 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), Zootaxa 3928 (1), pp. 1-91 : 54

The arguta species-group

Tergite 1 narrowly and shallowly emarginate at the apex, or apex nearly straight; tergite 2 with medial impression; tergite 1 with long basal discal carinae. Small, shining, and dark brown (3 species) or brown (1 species). Species included are: B. arguta (Casey) , B. elegans (Brendel) , B. terebrata (Casey) , and B. wickhami Bückle sp. n. This group is common in northeastern North America, with one species known only from Arizona.